Boom 45 15 9! Doncic broke the record, Hardaway dreamed of returning to the top, and the champion was 36+9+7!
At 10 a.m. Beijing time on January 30, the NBA regular season showdown was in full swing, with the Dallas Mavericks hosting the Orlando Magic. Prior to this game, the Mavericks were in 8th place in the West with a 25-21 record. Obviously, with Doncic a bit on his own, and Irving missing a number of games this season due to injury, they are still far from the top teams in the league. According to Grant Afferses' team statistics, the Mavericks have played a total of 73 games since Irving made his Mavericks debut on February 9 last year, while Irving and Doncic have only played a total of 38 games and 46 games this season.
In the last five games, Doncic has averaged 40 per game2 points, 118 rebounds and 112 assists, while the Mavericks have a 1-4 record. Speaking of Doncic, Mavericks coach Kidd also said:"When you look at what he [Doncic] has done in the last few days, you'll see that he's averaged triple-doubles per game, he's averaged so many points per game, and he's done everything we've asked him to do! He did what we asked him to do. We just need to find some help for him so we can be on the same page with him. Everything we asked him to do, he did his best. "On the other side, the Magic are in 7th place in the East with a 24-22 record ahead of this game. As an underdog in the Eastern Conference, the Magic were in the top three in the East at the start of the season, but have been a bit lackluster lately.
In this game, the starting lineups of both sides are as above, and the Magic sent Benchero, Wagner, Suge, Carter and Isaac. The Mavericks sent Doncic, Hardaway, Lively Liveley, Gotze and Josh Green, with Irving continuing to miss the game. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Magic team won the jump ball, took the lead in receiving the ball, and launched the first offense, Isaac raised the frame and scored the first goal of the game, Lively was not to be outdone, and scored 4 points in a row to open the situation for the Mavericks, Doncic scored a layup in three slow steps to make it 2+1, Suggs shot a three-pointer at a 45-degree angle and pierced the heart, Banchero hit a big hollow three-point cannonball at the top of the bow, Haddadi and Ingles! With three points each, Holmes changed direction and shook off his opponent and flew to the basket to score two points.
In the first quarter of the game, Doncic did not enter the state, only scored 7 points on 2-of-9 shooting, and the Mavericks were also in a passive situation, Blake Magic rose two three-pointers in a row, and at the end of the first quarter, the Magic led the Mavericks by 9 points 35-26. At the beginning of the second quarter, it was Blake's small hollow hand pick-up that helped the Magic take the lead, Anthony made a foul with three shots, and hit all three free throws, Blake shot two people until he scored 5 points in a row, Wagner started at the top of the arc, strode to the inside and scored two points in succession, Lively hit the basket with Fawei to make kills, got up at the free throw line and made two free throws, Doncic felt warm, and the second quarter of the game was over! 3-of-3 shooting, missed free throws, but the Magic's overall attack power was still superior.
Carter and Suggs hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Banchero also hit a three-pointer, and the gap between the two teams stretched to 16 points at one point. At halftime, the Magic led the Mavericks by 16 points, 77-61. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Doncic made a two-point jumper from the free throw line and pocketed it, kicking off the third quarter of the game, Blake flew to the basket to make a kill, standing at the free throw line and making two free throws, Lively who had the advantage of height, repeatedly ate cakes in the restricted area, Gwai and Hardaway Jr. made consecutive layups and hit difficult three-pointers, the Magic game was completely dumb in the third quarter, and the Mavericks broke out with a super attack wave, and actually overtook the score at the end of the quarter, and the Magic was the only team in the game to overtake the score. In fact, after overtaking the score at the end of the quarter, in the third quarter, the Mavericks beat the Magic 35-12, and at the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks overtook the Magic team by 7 points 96-89.
In the last quarter of the game, the Magic finally found their form, gradually increased their defensive intensity, and frequently used inward cuts to limit scoring, and the difference between the two teams reached 119 points, and the game entered the warm-up stage. At the decisive moment, the Mavericks continued to score six points in a row, but the Magic did not give up, scoring six points in a row after 18 seconds to narrow the gap to one point. At the critical moment, Wagner missed a small three-point layup, and the Mavericks eventually won 131-129.